In our afternoon reading: new writing by Lance Olsen and Chris La Tray, thoughts on The Hard Quartet’s debut, and more.
Morning Bites: Rita Bullwinkel’s Novel, Revisiting “Rumble Fish,” Claire Dederer on Laurie Colwin, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Rita Bullwinkel’s new novel, revisiting Laurie Colwin’s bibliography, and more.
Morning Bites: Lauren Oyler’s Essays, Tournament of Books Begins, Kate Zambreno Interviewed, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Lauren Oyler’s new collection, an interview with Kate Zambreno, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Valeria Luiselli on Time, Leonara Carrington Graphic Novel, Great Debuts, and More
In our afternoon reading: Valeria Luiselli on writing and time, 2023’s best debuts, and more.
Six Ridiculous Questions: William Lessard
The guiding principle of Six Ridiculous Questions is that life is filled with ridiculousness. And questions. That only by giving in to these truths may we hope to slip the surly bonds of reality and attain the higher consciousness we all crave. (Eh, not really, but it sounded good there for a minute.) It’s just. Who knows? The ridiculousness and question bits, I guess. Why six? Assonance, baby, assonance.
Afternoon Bites: Nabil Ayers Interviewed, George Saunders on Film, Kate Durbin Talks Poetry, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Nabil Ayers and Kate Durbin, George Saunders on film, and more.
Morning Bites: Keith Rosson on Writing, Nicole Haroutunian Fiction, Revisiting Kōbō Abe, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Keith Rosson and William Lessard, fiction by Nicole Haroutunian, and more.
Morning Bites: Lucille Clifton’s Memoir, Adrian Nathan West’s Latest, Peter Markus Interviewed, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on books by Lucille Clifton and Joy Williams, an interview with Peter Markus, and more.